Disinformation Governance Board

DHS Disinformation Governance Board
Board overview
FormedApril 27, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-04-27)
DissolvedAugust 24, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-08-24)
JurisdictionUnited States
HeadquartersDHS Nebraska Avenue Complex, Washington, D.C.
Parent departmentDepartment of Homeland Security
Websitedhs.gov

The Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) was an advisory board of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced on April 27, 2022. The board's stated function was to protect national security by disseminating guidance to DHS agencies on combating misinformation, malinformation, and disinformation that threatens the security of the homeland. Specific problem areas mentioned by the DHS included false information propagated by human smugglers encouraging migrants to surge to the Mexico–United States border, as well as Russian-state disinformation on election interference and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][2][3]

On May 18, the board and its working groups were "paused" pending review, after constitutional issues were raised. Board head Nina Jankowicz resigned as result of public backlash.[3][4][5][6] On August 24, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas disbanded the board.[7]

  1. ^ Seitz, Amanda (April 28, 2022). "Disinformation board to tackle Russia, migrant smugglers". Associated Press. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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  3. ^ a b Lorenz, Taylor (May 18, 2022). "How the Biden administration let right-wing attacks derail its disinformation efforts". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Hart, Benjamin (May 18, 2022). "Poorly Conceived Biden Disinformation Board Put on Pause". Intelligencer. New York Magazine.
  5. ^ "New 'disinformation' board paused amid free speech questions". Fox19 Now. May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Reason-18-05-22 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Sands, Geneva (August 25, 2022). "DHS shuts down disinformation board months after its efforts were paused". CNN.